Stand or support for loose-leaf books, &amp;c.



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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2` I9I5.

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.ASSIGNOIL BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO

UNDERWOOD COMPUTING MACHINE COMPANY, OF NEI/V YORK, N. Y., A CORPORA-TION OF NEW YORK.

STAND OR SUPPORT FOR LOOSE-LEAF BOOKS, 86C.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 115, 191'?.

Application filed February 2, 1915. Serial No. 5,608.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ADOLPH G. Kurnrz, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Bronx, in the county of Bronx, city and Stateof New York, have 1nvented certain new and useful Improvements in Standsor Supports for Loose-Leaf Books, &c., of which/the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to devices of the general nature of holders forloose-leaf binders and the like, and is an improvement on theconstruction disclosed in the co-pending application of Wellington H.Kidder, No. 871,229, filed November 10, 1914, wherein a stand for anUnderwoodstandard adding machine is shown as having a leaf provided withmeans to hold a loose-leaf ledger in an open, or partially openposition, with the leaves separated at any point where it is desired totemporarily remove a leaf, as for making type-written entries thereon.

In such a device it is desirable to prevent the loose-leaf binder fromshifting on its support while in said partly open position. This, amongother advantages, minimizes the likelihood of the binder accidentallyclosing, with the consequent delay and probable error in replacing anypage which has been temporarily removed. For accomplishing this result,I find it desirable to provide a rest or rests for the back of thebinder, which shall be adjustable, as by ordinary thumbscrews, so thatthe operative may readily adjust the rests to the thickness of the backof the binder.

Other features and advantages will here inafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a stand on which is mounted anUnderwood-Hanson combined typewriting and computing machine, showing thebook-holding device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one leaf of the stand, showing the book-holdingdevice having the adjustable rests.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of parts shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. t is a sectional side elevation of part of the book rest andmechanism for adjusting same. j

Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing the work-holding devices. Theposition of the book is shown in dot and dash lines.

Fig. 6 is a detail side elevation of one of the rests, showing theguides therefor and screw for moving said rest.

The usual stand for the Underwood-Hanson standard adding machineincludes at each side, a table leaf 1 hinged at its end adjacent thetypewriting machine by means of hooks 2 engaging a rod 3 fast on thestand. This leaf is supported in a horizontal position by a U-shapedbrace-rod 4. hinged to the leaf by means of brackets 5 and resting itsfree ends in sockets 5a fast to a cross rod or brace 6 forming part ofthe stand.

In order to remove the work leaf from the stand, the outer end is firstswung upwardly to withdraw the brace-rod l from the sockets 5a, thenswung downwardly until the open portions of the hooks 2 are directlybeneath the rod 3, at which time the leaf may be lifted bodily from saidrod. i

My invention as herein illustrated shows one corner of one leaf 1 cutaway to form a rectangular opening 7 the outer sides of which openingare closed by a strip 8 bent to a right-angle and screwed to theadjacent sides of the leaf so that said strip completes the originaloutline of the leaf.

A loose-leaf book, after its back has been passed through the opening 7and placed upon the transversely extending rests 9, is supported withthe covers o f its binding against the walls 10 of the opening 7, whichwith said rests forms a pocket converging toward the bottom to hold thebook in such a manner as to cause the pages to remain open wherever thebook is opened.

The rests 9 are supported beneath the opening in the leaf 1 by brackets11 and 12, to which they are riveted. The bracket 11 is fastened at itsupper end to the. leaf by means of screws which pass through itsbent-over end into the leaf. The bracket 12 is integral with .the strip8, forming a T therewith. The brackets 11 and 12 are bent inward oroffset near their lower ends so as to bring them nearer together beneaththe opening 7 so that the book will rest securely on them.

The rests 9 are provided with jacks 13 which are slidably mounted inpairs on said rests and which may be adjusted toward or from each otherto the thickness of the book, by thumb-screws 14. These thumb-screws 14,bearing in the rests 9, have milled heads and are each provided with aright and lefthand threaded portion, which portions engage correspondingthreaded portions on the ears 15 of the jacks 13, so that when thescrews are turned, they adjust the jacks 13 of each pair toward or fromeach other.

The operative when placing the book in the rack, adjusts thethumb-screws so that upwardly extending portions 16 of the jacks 13 bearagainst the sides of the book at the lower edges of the binding' covers,thereby preventing the book from shifting on the rests. This shiftingwould belikely to cause the book to close, resulting in delay andprobably error in replacing any page which had been removed to bewritten upon.

The jacks 13 are each provided with a resilient cushion 17 so that thebinding' will not be scratched by the metal parts. These cushions 17 areHared or inclined outwardly so that the lower portions or edges of thebinder covers, when resting on said cushions, hold the whole binder andits leaves clear of the rests. The leaves in the binder in thisposition, rest on the usual adjustable binding posts 18 of the binder.These binding posts therefore, together with the sides 19 of the binder,form a pocket for the loose leaves of the binder.

My invention, therefore, provides a pocket for the loose leaves at theleft of the operative, while the operative can still use the back ofthat leaf 1, or the right-hand leaf, while seated between them. Thesides of the opening 7 provide rests for -the binder covers, and supportthem in an upwardly and outwardly divergent position in which the bookis only open a short distance. In such position, the loose leaves areheld by their own weight on the binding posts 1S, being supported by thebook covers in a slightly inclined position. The book may thus be leftopen at any point where it is desired to temporarily remove a leaf, andthere is little or no liability of the remaining leaves becomingdisconnected from their binding posts, or otherwise disarranged.

The thumb-screws 14 insure that the binder shall form a symmetricalpocket, by always retaining the jacks 13 of a pair at equal distancesfrom the center of the thumbscrew, the latter being prevented fromendwise movement by collars 20 fast on the shaft 21 of said thumb-screw,which collars bear against the ends 22 of the girder-like trough formingthe body of the rest. The sides 23 of the trough will guard the screwthreads from catching on any outside article. The jacks 13 are providedwith ears 15 which ride in the trough and form the portions of the jacksengaged by the screw threads.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, andportions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having Vthus described my invention, I claim:

1. A stand or receptacle for a loose-leaf binder, for supporting thereinbinders of various thicknesses with their leaves in unlocked condition,in a manner to permit the ready withdrawal and restoration of any leaf-in the binder, and to hold the binder open at the point where the leafhas been withdrawn, comprising a pocket or device for ksupporting onedge the back portion of the binder inserted in the pocket, said pockethaving opposite chairs combining to form a saddle arranged to locate theback of the binder in central position in the pocket, said chairs beingrelatively adjustable to accommodate binder backs of different widths,and means to retain the chairs where adjusted, said receptacleconstructed so that a binder of any width inserted in the pocket may beretained thereby nearly in closed condition with its upstanding coversand leaves tilted outwardly, whereby the leaves may remain tiltedagainst either cover, and thereby vkeep the unlocked binder open at thepoint where a leaf is withdrawn.

2. A stand or support for a loose-leaf binder, comprising a pocket orframe provided with a device for mechanically centralizing the back-ofthe loose-leaf binder in the pocket, and also comprising opposite chairsto form a saddle for said back, and means connecting said chairs forsimultaneous equal adjustment toward or away from each other.

3. A stand or support for a loose-leaf binder, comprising a pocket orframe having bottom rests, means supporting said rests, opposing chairson said rests, said chairs ltaken together forming a saddle for the backof the loose-leaf binder to hold it in central position, said chairsslidable to and from each other upon said rests, and means forrelatively adjusting said chairs to eX- pand or contract the saddlewhile keeping the saddle in central position in the pocket.

4. A stand or support for a loose-leaf binder, comprising a pocket orframe having bottom rests, two pairs of opposing chairs, one pair uponeach rest, all of said chairs taken together forming a saddle forreceiving the back of the loose-leaf binder, tongues on said chairs, andscrews threaded through said tongues to adjust them to and from eachother to expand or contract the saddle while keeping the saddle incentral position in the pocket.

5. A device to support a loose-leaf binder in a slightly open positionwith its covers upstanding, said device comprising, in combination,supports for the covers of the right and left-hand screw threads toengage, binder, a saddle to support the back of the respectively,correspondingly threaded porbinder centrally with relation to saidsuptions of the chairs, whereby the latter are ports, said saddlecomprising chairs arsimultaneously adjusted through equal dis- 15 5ranged to hold the binder in such position tances but in oppositedirections, While the that the covers thereof are maintained at saddleremains centrally located with referequal angles to the vertical7 andadjusting ence to said supports. means for simultaneously Shifting saidADOLPH G. KUPETZ. chairs toward or from each other to t them Witnesses:v10 to binders of different thicknesses, said ad- FRED B. RHODES,

justing means comprising a rod having ELsIE N. ENGLAND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

